Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-22

niu vi hlll'lihiuk ~ ShuA ohNffs 'iiih
ing there might be o bu glar work, |
wa. still more surprised to see the safe
door open, aud my rival seated un the
floor, app rently counting a large ioll OF
~bank-notes.
well. his looks like singular night
work = said |.
with a startled cry, he fairly leaped to
his feet, letting the money fall around
him, and turned towards me one OF the
most CHASTITY IA es | ever beheld.
After looking straight IN my face for q
few moment, during which he shook
and trembled, and his very lips quivered,
he stammered OUT:
"wh-wh-wn,, is It your wha-wha-
what 10 you want?"
Suppose In turn | ask you what you
are doing with that open safe and money
at this unit, mely Lours'
"oh, thats" he answered, glancing
down at the scattered bank-notes, and
evidently recovering himself with an
effort. "Ha, har' he affected 10 laugh.
do you know, my lear fellow, l mis-
TO k you for a burglar"
Instead OF yourself, eh2"
"The fact is. you see. my dear
friend"
'lHDprt Nou ltato tho uCoi Ailcuu
out" l interrupted.
"Well. thcn,' he coolly went on, "the
fact is that. after going home, the idea
came into my head that | had made q
mistake in my money repor, and as the
governor, you know (meaning our en-
ployerL l. very particular about tribes,
and might discover IL before | should
get a chance to make a correction, i
thz,rk, \ haA Iattar attanH 20 10 ~
once"
which you we're about to set rigktf'I
said with q sneer which he seemed not
to notice.
"0h, yes, I think there was an error
but am not quite sure, because OF your
interruption. l shall have to 60 all
over the money again. And now that ]
have accounted for my presence here.
suppose you do the same" he added,
giving mt u SEARCHING look.
well. | came in TO get" Here 1t
occurred to me that !. an honest man,
IA being Intercepted by one who was
perhaps a thief. and ! suddenly broke
Of and added:
"That is my business"
"oho 70 he exclaimed with . peculiar
look and leer.
And / came in by the porter's key"
l sharply continued.
AHA yes, ye,. Just SO"
"And by what key did you come ini"
81 suppose you are not ignorant Of
the fact hat there is a private key" he
Answered.
"Wh Oh belongs TO the governor"
And which his daughter could get
for me-"
Having every confidence in your In
tegr.ty."
"AJ least she ought to have in her iu-
ture husband, you know"
This a~llusion TO his coming marriage
with my worehipped angel nearly drove
me wild.
controlled myself as well as I could,
and mer ly said:
IL hope you will find your money az
tair all cor. ect. and not have to take
awav or aid any hing!
at ank YOU! | hope l shallr' he
bland y answered.
/ TAR e aw y abruptly TO seek what /
eau. or aN,l h. W. the building.
A. ! was ab a. TO depart. in 10 enyia-
BIZ fraHi" OF GInI, lie called out:
" sIplUsr You will report what you
hNe " - VT u, anu rs IAucn TO my
- - pJ-s.Olel"
Probably you are now judging me
by yourself,"l angrily re lied (" but I
will thank you to understand that ! am
too much OF a gentleman to be o tale
bearer"
IAN right, then, and goodnight !" he
said.
Being too angry to respond I hurried
out and locked the door without saying
another word.
returned the key to the porter: but
did not mention TO him. nor TO anyone
else, the fact OF my having met my fell
low-clerk In the building, under circum-
stances so calculated to excite suspicion
OF his being there for an evil pur-
pose.
In this ] am now certain | I'D wrong:
but ! was young then, without exp"ri-
rnce In the evil WAYS of mankind, strict
~ honest aud honorable myself, and
Iossesse too mucl ptiie 20 demean
mys II 10 the low condition OF a lale-
bearer.
reasoned, too. that II my rival had
o iginally desi. ned 10 rob his employer,
he would not do IL after what had oc-
CURED, an tina | really had 10 right TO
muir his reputation mere y Ia.cause he
had been chosen from AL the word by
the { III be NJ VINO Was all the world to
NE.
II was something like q month after
this event, that ] was n day fearfully
startled and shocked at su denly find
Ing myself unde arrest for ste ling
money from my employer.
Notwith- landing that | knew myself
TO he entirely innoc MT the very fact
that should be suspected OF such a ne
farious transaction nearly crushed me
with shame.
Judge Of my unbounded amazement
horror. then. on being assured that
marked money had been found ia my
trunk, tina. the amount OF a thousand
pounds had been distracted within the
last few Neeks. that my iellow-clerk and
rival had suspected me ever since the
night loo he sworel he had seen me CON-
Ing out OF the store. and that the porter
had already given evidence OF my hav-
Ing borrowed his key 10 enter the build
ing at an unreasonable hour.
l comprrhented at once that this was
q most ienlish plot OF my rival TO get
me out OF the way and shield his own
dishonesty, Tor he alone had robbed his
employer, and profted by IL.
What could I dor
My statement Of the fact that I had
entered the premises for another BUR
pose was not believed; and when / add
ed the whole truth OF what 1 had seen
there, j was simply regarded a. "A cold.
blooded rascal, who was trying 10 In
volve al innocent young man In my own
ruin.
All my previous life OF probity went
for nothing, or only stood out, white
robed, TO make my later acIs appear
more dark and dam ing.